How Society is

Organized
Quarter 1.Module 6
ACTIVITY 1
What I Know
 Conformity & Deviance
Conformity refers to behavior in
accordance with socially accepted
conventions or standards.

Deviance describes an action or

behavior that violates social norms.
 Activity 2
Directions. Identify the different social groups under column A
whether it belongs to the PRIMARY GROUP, SECONDARY
GROUP, OR REFERENCE GROUP. Write your answers under
Column B. Column A Column B
Schoolmates  
Favorite basketball team  
Childhood playmates  
Celebrities  
Doctor-patient  
Family  
Research group  
Heroes  
Husband & wife  
siblings  
1. Why didFollow-up
you comeQuestions
up with those answers?
2. Why did you consider them as primary
group? Secondary? Or Reference Group?
What is a
social group?
 A group is where people have the chance to
interact with other people and think of
themselves as belonging together.

 The group exists as long as individuals are

interested in belonging to it.
A social group is two or more
people who identify with and
engage with each other (Macionis,
2012)
A social group is distinct from an aggregate,
which consists of people who are temporarily
grouped together in an area, perhaps even
performing the same things, but do not
consider themselves to be members of the
same group.
 TYPES OF
GROUPS
ACCORDING TO
INFLUENCE
Primary
Groups
those which are small but intimate, direct access and
interaction with each other, and emotional bond.
A small social group whose members share a personal
and lasting relationship. (Charles Horton Cooley)
It plays a significant role in an individual's
development.
 Relationships formed are often long-lasting and have
goals in themselves.
Examples: Family, Friends, Love relationships
Secondary
Groups
formed to perform a specific purpose, members interact
for the accomplishment of purpose, usually formal and
impersonal -possible to form primary groups.
Large clusters of people who have a mutually shared
purpose, often aiming to complete tasks.
It sometimes involves weak emotional and
interpersonal ties compared to the primary group.
Interacts on a less personal level than in a primary
group, and their relationship are temporary.
Examples:
School/class
Workplace
Civic organizations (Phil. Coconut authority,
NFA, Phil Tobacco Admin., National Dairy
Authority)
College classes
Reference
Groups
A reference group is a group or social
category that an individual uses to
help define beliefs, attitudes, and
values and to guide behavior.
 REFERENCE GROUPS AS IDENTITY GROUPS
Group Basic Features (in terms of feeling Examples
of belongingness)
Reference In-Group: social groups to which an Fraternity
Group individual feels he/she belongs. One Sorority
feels loyalty and respect for these
groups.
Out-group: social groups that an Sports team
individual does not identify with. One opponent
feels antagonism and contempt for
these groups.
 Types of Reference Group
●A normative reference group influences your
norms, attitudes, and values through direct
interaction.
●A comparative reference group is a group of
individuals whom you compare yourself
against and may strive to be like.
 Social
Network
 5. NETWORKS
 a theoretical construct useful in the social
sciences to study relationships between
individuals, groups, organizations, or even
entire societies.
Examples.
 Civil society organizations
 Non-government organizations
A social network is a sociological
concept that refers to the social
relationships that exist between
network parts and individuals.
Individual Activity

What’s More
A&B
 A. DIRECTIONS: Differentiate primary from secondary
group using Venn Diagram and answer the processing
question below.

PROCESSING QUESTION:
1. Can society survive without groups? Explain your answer.
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 Performance Task 4

Poster & Slogan Making

Directions: Create a poster and slogan
focusing on the importance of social
groups in society.
General Guidelines
1. Group of five (5) & below.
2. Use 1/8 illustration board.
3. “Performance Task 5 in UCSP (Poster & Slogan)
4. Top 3 Best Poster and Slogan will be given an award.
5. Group activity will be done in school on
April 24, 2023.
Members will be the following:
 Illustration board; crayons, oil pastel,
water color/paint, pencil, art materials,
plastic cover, etc.
RUBRICS
Directions.
Identify one reference
group that has influenced
your attitude or behavior,
then explain why he/she
influenced you a lot.